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Chapter 3 Science
Lesson 2 Mathematics and Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Estimate | is an approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions |
| Accuracy | refers to how close a measurement is to the true or accepted value |
| Precision | refers to how close a group of measurements are to each other |
| Significant Figures | in a measurement include all digits measured exactly, plus one estimated digit |
| Percent Error | a calculation used to determine how accurate, or close to the true value, an experimental value really is. |
| Mean | is the numerical average of a set of data |
| Median | is the middle number in a set of data |
| Mode | is the number that appears most often in a list of numbers |
| Range | of a set of data is the difference between the greatest value and the least value in the set |
| Anomaious Data | data that does not fit with the rest of a data set |